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Greeneville High School

Public high school in Greeneville, Tennessee, United States

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Greeneville High School (GHS) is a high school in Greeneville, Tennessee, a town most known as the place in which U.S. President Andrew Johnson began his political career as the city mayor.^[3] It is part of the Town of Greeneville City School System. In 2008, it was named as a Blue Ribbon School, the only high school in Tennessee to receive such honor that year.^[3]

Programs of study

GHS offers various academic programs to its students including Advanced Placement (AP) courses.^[3] Students taking AP courses may be eligible for college-level credit hours upon receiving a satisfactory score (specific to the college institution) on the Advanced Placement exams.

Students also have the opportunity to earn college-level course credit through GHS' partnership with Walter's State Community College dual enrollment courses or the GEAP program which allows students to graduate high school with both a high school diploma as well as their associate degree.^[3]

Extra-curricular offerings

Athletics

GHS offers sports teams including baseball, basketball, football, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, dance team, golf, soccer, softball, swim, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.^[4]

The GHS football team won the Tennessee state football championships (Division 4A) in 2010, 2011, 2017 and 2018. Greeneville also won the women's soccer state championship in 2015 and 2016. The wrestling team has made 22 dual wrestling state appearances while winning A-AA team state in 2013 and was runner ups in 1995 (large school), 2014, and 2017. The wrestling team has six individual state champions.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

James Dobson – American actor (1920–1987)^{[citation needed]}
Park Overall – American actress and activist (born 1957)^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Principal's Corner". Greeneville High School. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Search for Public Schools – Greeneville High School (470150000467)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "About GHS". Greeneville High School. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
^ "Greeneville High School". ghs.gcschools.net.